Mallorie graduated from the University of Mississippi in 2008 with a Bachelors of Accountancy and immediately followed with a Masters of Accountancy and passing the Certified Public Accountant exam. She worked with KPMG and a large regional firm before joining our team. Mallorie leads our office team and is the point person for commissions and escalated needs.
Mallorie and husband Jim, own Rasberry Financial Services, an independent investment firm as well as co-owning a retail store in downtown Laurel, The Laurel Mercantile. You can also find them behind the scenes and on the big screen as cast members in the HGTV hit show, Home Town. Both are also very involved with the downtown revitalization efforts and economic development in their hometown.
“It was a natural fit for me,” she said. “I had watched the firm, how they work with their agents and treated them like family. I knew I wanted to be part of that.”
“Our team is here to help the agent and their staff achieve their goals. Organization of our events, commission questions, pending business and other administrative duties come under my direction but I’m happy to help on any question the agent has.”
Some trivia about Mallorie:
I wish I could be more: fit and healthy
I can't live without: my phone and coffee
Words people use to describe me: hospitable, thorough, really good at Excel spreadsheets, thrifty
Me in a word : real
In tough times, you will find me: very calm and collected
Weird phobias: wasps, roast beef, wearing socks to bed
Favorite foods: chicken spaghetti, sketchy Chinese buffets, cereal of any kind
Favorite bands or artists: DMB, Ray Lamontagne, Otis Redding
Currently reading: Garden&Gun and HGTV magazines
Good stuff: DIY, old homes, old buildings, things made in the USA
Favorite movie: Father of the Bride 1 and 2 -- I HAVE to watch it if they are on the tv
Favorite color: strangely enough ... white
Favorite saying or advice: Every bucket has gotta sit on its own bottom